Rambling Collection (page 9)

Fitzroy Square, St Pancras, London, c1820
View of Fitzroy Squares east side, St Pancras, London, c1820; with horse drawn carriages in the street and figures out walking

Blackheath, Greenwich, London, 1815; portrait of George Wilson, a pensioner, depicted on the the morning of September 19th 1815

Fields at the back of Holloway Prison, Islington, London, 1859. Artist: John Absolon
Fields at the back of Holloway Prison, Islington, London, 1859. View of figures and a dog with the Church of St Michael, Highgate in the distance

View of a woman and a child walking down Crown Court, Bermondsey, London, c1825. Artist
View of a woman and a child walking down Crown Court, Bermondsey, London, c1825

A London Bazaar!! or more sellers than buyers!... c1820. The scene is a bazaar or store in which all sorts of articles are offered for sale; on the wall hangs a representation of a slave bazaar in

Monstrosities of 1821, 1835. Artist
Monstrosities of 1821, 1835. A number of men and women dressed in the exaggerated fashions of the period, promenading in the park. Their dandyism is echoed by a black poodle on the right

Monstrosities of 1819, and 1820, 1835. Artist
Monstrosities of 1819, and 1820, 1835. Candies and dandyzettes promenade in a park

Sketch for an Al-bum, 1835. Artist: George Cruikshank
Sketch for an Al-bum, 1835. A high wind is blowing in the same direction as the riders and pedestrians, causing the buttocks of the persons in the picture to be accentuated either by the pressure of

A masquerade scene, Kensington Gardens, 1772. Artist: James Bretherton
A masquerade scene, Kensington Gardens, 1772. A sailor, heavily disguised as a rotund lady, follows a slim young woman along a walk

Night, 1833. Artist: William Radclyffe
Night, 1833. Scene from Hogarths Times of the day. View showing a street near Charing Cross, London, by moonlight. A drunken freemason (Sir Thomas De Veil)

Cordwainers Hall, Distaff Lane, City of London, 1832. Artist: Thomas Hosmer Shepherd
Cordwainers Hall, Distaff Lane, City of London, 1832

Hanover Terrace, Regents Park, London, 1827. Artist: William Harvey
View of Hanover Terrace in Regents Park, London, 1827; a great number of people can be seen strolling in the park; in the foreground a group of figures appear to be feeding a large black bird

Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1751
View of Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1751; showing the Grand Walk at the entrance and the orchestra

Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1752. Artist: Edward Rooker
View of the Grand Walk in Vauxhall Gardens, Lambeth, London, c1752; with figures in the foreground

Abbey Tavern, St Johns Wood, London, c1870. Artist: James Barnett
Abbey Tavern, St Johns Wood, London, c1870. View of the promenades and grounds, at Violet Hill, used for sport. In the forground people can be seen out walking

Sir William Graham and Alderman GF Fosdyke at the Caerphilly Hillclimb, Wales, 1922
Caerphilly Hillclimb. Date: 28.6.22. Sir William Graham. and Ald. S.F. Forsdyke

British racing driver Charles Mortimer at Brooklands, Surrey, 1939. Artist: Bill Brunell
Place: Brooklands. Date: 11.5.39. Charles Mortimer

Rover 10 / 25 of C Thackray, Ilkley & District Motor Club Trial, Coxwold, North Yorkshire, 1930s
Rover Open 4-seater 10/25 1185 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. WW6322. Event Entry No: 2 Driver: Thackray, C. Place: Coxwold, North Yorkshire. Ilkley & District M.C. Trial

1935 MG PA taking part in the NWLMC Lawrence Cup Trial, 1937. Artist: Bill Brunell
MG PA 2 seater sports. 1935 847 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. ADF928. Event Entry No: 30 Chassis No. PA2213. Place: N.W.L.M.C. Lawrence Cup Trial. Date: 29.5.37

Capital Radio Jazz Festival, London, July 1979. Artist: Denis Williams
Dennis Matthews, Managing Director of Crescendo International, Chubby Jackson, bassist with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, and Lena Antonis at the Capital Radio Jazz Festival, London, July 1979

Brunnhilde slowly and silently leads her horse down the path to the cave, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie

Her Majesty at Whippingham Church, 1901. Artist: A Forestier
Her Majesty at Whippingham Church, 1901. Queen Victoria (1819-1901) leaving St Mildreds Church near her home at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. The church was redesigned by Prince Albert

Murtough on his journey with the King of Munster in fetters, 941 (1913). Artist
Murtough on his journey with the King of Munster in fetters, 941 (1913). Muirchertach mac Neill (d943), King of Ailech, took Cellachan Caisil (d954), King of Munster

Suffragettes trying to speak to the Prime Minister, London, 1908. Olive Fergus (left) and Mrs Frank Corbet flank Prime Minister Herbert Asquith (1852-1928)

Lady Constance Lytton, British suffragette, Newcastle, 9 October 1909. Lady Constance Lytton (1869-1923) before she threw a stone at Sir Walter Runcimans car

Emmeline Pankhurst, British suffragette leader, carrying a petition, London, 13 February 1908. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928)

Two Sinn Fein members arrested by British troops, Dublin, Ireland, 1920. A scene during the Irish War of Independence. Two Sinn Fein members arrested during a raid on the Ministry of Labour offices

Traffic jam on Fifth Avenue at 49th Street, New York, USA, early 1929

Commuters from New Jersey crossing West Street from the Hoboken ferry, New York, USA, early 1930s. On the way to their jobs in Manhattan

Dust storms affecting Cimarron County, Oklahoma, USA, April 1936. The Dust Bowl was a series of devastating dust storms that affected the prairies of the United States and Canada between 1930

J Edgar Hoover, chief of the FBI, with head of the Chicago office Melvin Purvis, USA, mid 1930s. John Edgar Hoover (1895-1972)

Jack Legs Diamond, temporarily in the hands of the law in Troy, New York, USA, July 1931. Diamond (1897-1931) was a Prohibition-era Irish-American gangster in New York

Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States, 1930s
President Herbert Hoover, 1930s. After serving as Secretary of Commerce in the Republican administrations of Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge in the 1920s

Leon Trotsky, exiled Russian Communist leader, arriving in Paris, c1933. Trotsky (1879-1940) was expelled from the Communist Party

Russian children demonstrate for education and a better life, February 1917. Artist
Russian children demonstrate for education and a better life, February 1917

A patrol hunting down suspects following the revolt at Vyborg, Russia, early 20th century. Vyborg is on the outskirts of St Petersburg

Ramsay MacDonald in New York being escorted by Grover Whalen, 1929. Artist:s and G
British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald in New York, being escorted by Grover Whalen, 1929. James Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937) was a British politician and twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Presentation party at the Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 1906. Artist:s and G
Presentation party at the Olympic Games, Athens, Greece, 1906. King George of Greece (1863-1913) plus other dignitaries. Successful competitors were presented with crowns of olive leaves

Three American businessmen, 1900s. James J Hill (1838-1916) of the Great Northern and Pacific Railroad, Charles Steele of JP Morgan and George F Baker (1840-1931) of the First National Bank

Procession to a Taoist traditional wedding, China, c1820-1839. Artist: Giovanni Bigatti
Procession to a Taoist traditional wedding, China, c1820-1839. From Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Jules Ferrario

Fish porters at Billingsgate Market, London, 1893. Artist: Paul Martin
Fish porters at Billingsgate Market, London, 1893. Londons main fish market, Billingsgate Market became established on Billingsgate Wharf during the 16th century

A Sand Wind on the Desert, 1821. Artist: Denis Dighton
A Sand Wind on the Desert, 1821. In 1818 George Francis Lyon and Joseph Ritchie undertook an expedition to try to map the course of the River Niger and locate the city of Timbuktu

Dover, from Shakespeares Cliff, Kent, 1829. Artist: William Daniell
Dover, from Shakespeares Cliff, Kent, 1829. From A Voyage Around Great Britain Undertaken between the Years 1814 and 1825 by William Daniell, 1829

Henry Morton Stanley approaching Lake Tanganyika, Africa, 19th century. Stanley (1841-1904) was sent by the New York Herald to look for Dr Livingstone

Big Game Hunters, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
Big Game Hunters, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

A Nile Sky Line, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
A Nile Sky Line, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

Globe Trotters, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
Globe Trotters, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

Round the Pyramids, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
Round the Pyramids, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

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